My compliments to the director and the script writers

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2013)

Pacific Rim was very entertaining and it actually kept my attention for the whole two hours - something very few modern movies have been able to do. By the end of the movie, I ACTUALLY cared about what happens to the characters and how the story was going to resolve itself (despite the fairly standard-predictable-ending).
When I first saw the trailer for Pacific Rim, I was sure it was going to be another brainless-CGI-bonanza that has NO character development, NO coherent plot, NO good actors and NO chemistry between those actors. You know what I'm talking about. I was expecting another "Transformers 2", "Battleship" or "Total Recall". I was wrong.
I am by no means saying that Pacific Rim is Oscar material; but at least the director - together with the script writers and the actors - were able to produce some witty and compelling scenes that got me emotionally involved with the characters. That's very rare today.
But there is something else that I want to compliment the director on:
1) This movie had no political agenda that I could detect. There were no unnecessary snipes at Christianity, there was no promotion of "alternative lifestyles", and there was no criticism of capitalism or the military (aka the typical Hollywood targets). Well done.
2) There was no nudity and no gratuitous sex scenes, even though there was a strong romantic relationship between the two main characters. In other words, there was no sexual propaganda in this movie. Well Done.
3)There was very little use (if any) of the F-word in this movie. The characters were able to express their "toughness" and determination without resorting to childish profanity. Well Done.
8/10